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The Popular History of England: An Illustrated History of Society and Government from the Earliest Period to Our Own Times [8 volumes]
by Knight, Charles
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- Very Good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Bradbury and Evans, 1856. First Edition. Leather Binding. Very Good. 8 volume set, complete as issued. Attractively bound in period tan calf over marbled boards, spines with raised bands, contrasting red and green morocco labels, and stylized gilt floral tooling within gilt-ruled compartments, marbled edges and endpapers (has some nicking to tops of spine of some volumes, at least one joint just starting, some rubbing). First edition of this avowedly Popular history - written as the author says, for the people.
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- Bookseller
- Arundel Books of Seattle
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 629651
- Title
- The Popular History of England: An Illustrated History of Society and Government from the Earliest Period to Our Own Times [8 volumes]
- Author
- Knight, Charles
- Format/Binding
- Leather Binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Bradbury and Evans
- Date Published
- 1856
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- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Marbled boards
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
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